Criminal Justice Magazine, Summer 2000

What kind of experience, as defined by the law, qualifies an individual as an "expert"? Author discusses how a judge's decision on whether to allow or limit such testimony can affect white-collar criminal cases.

Child victims often become adolescent victimizers. Author looks at preventive strategies to help children avoid being victims, and devises intervention programs to treat children once they become victims.

Winner of the Section's William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition, the article answers the question, "Should stops, detentions, seizures, arrests, and searches based on profiles that include race and national origin factors be considered constitutional?"

A look at 17 cases in which the author analyzed the thought processes of juvenile defendants, who offer stunning examples of how immaturity may have affected their ability to understand and competently participate in the criminal justice system.

Criminal Justice Magazine

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